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Future Samsung phones to come with unbreakable, flexible displays

OLED panel is said to have passed rigorous real-time durability test that’s based on military standards set by the US Department of Defense.

Neighbourhood Technology Desk/Avi Arya: Samsung on Thursday announced that its recently developed flexible and unbreakable OLED-smartphone panel has received certification from US-based global safety consulting and certification company, Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Developed by Samsung Display, the flexible OLED panel is designed with an unbreakable substrate and an overlay window securely adhered to it.

Current generation flexible display products attach a glass-covered window to their display that often breaks when severely impacted. Tests included 26 successive drops from a height of 1.2 metres and extreme temperature-based tests including 71 degrees Celsius and -32 degrees Celsius, sustaining all of which the unbreakable panel continued to function normally with no damage to its front, sides or edges.